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Britain resists EU bid to set new target on renewable energy | Environment | The Observer

The government will oppose attempts to set a new renewable energy target within the EU, in a move that could put at risk tens of billions of pounds of green investment and tens of thousands of new jobs.

But in a sop to environment campaigners, ministers will agree to tough greenhouse gas emissions targets by 2030.

Keynote Address - YouTube

[27 minutes] In his keynote address, Tom Steyer (Co-founding Director, Next Generation) explained the grim consequences of climate change for the developing world over the next 40 years, and provided a call to action for immediate policy change and technological adaptation. He concluded his speech by highlighting California's continued role as a leader in promoting new climate change mitigation policies.

Low US Energy Prices Make Euro Leaders See Green | The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF)

As the U.S. economy lumbers through a slow recovery, Americans can take comfort that they are not Europeans.

Christopher Booker: The EU U-Turn Over Energy Policy | The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF)

What happened last week could prove to be a unique example in the EU’s history of it recognising that it has made such a catastrophic blunder that its policy must change.